butter cookie recipe

I went through many failures to perfect this recipe so you wouldn't have to. My husband couldn't tell these apart from regular storebought - meaning I nailed the flavor and texture.

Homemade Chessmen Cookies

unsalted butter (room temperature)

sugar

milk

cornstarch

all-purpose flour

salt

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, mix butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Mix in egg.

Mix in milk.

In a separate bowl, whisk together cornstarch, flour, and salt.

Add dry ingredients to butter mixture a little bit at a time until it is all added.  Keep mixing until the dough comes together and stops looking crumbly.

Roll out dough to 1/4" thick.

Use a springerle cookie mold lightly dusted with flour to stamp the cookies with a pattern.

Cut the cookies out with a knife or a bench scraper and place onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

Repeat until all the dough is used.

Place the cookie sheet in the freezer for at least an hour.

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Remove the cookie sheet and use a thick foam brush or simply a thick foam sponge (like you'd get at a makeup supply store) to paint egg yolk onto each cookie's image.

Bake for 9 minutes or until the egg-washed portions of the cookies are a light caramel color.

Set cookies out on a cooling rack to cool.

These butter cookies are full of rich-buttery goodness. They have a delightful crumbly texture that just melts in your mouth.

Old-Fashioned Butter Cookies

(227 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature

(100 grams) granulated sugar

tsp vanilla extract

tsp almond extract (optional)

tsp salt

(250 grams) all-purpose flour

cherries,

Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.

Beat the butter and sugar together using a stand mixer with paddle attachment or handheld mixer. Mix in the egg, vanilla extract, almond extract (optional), and salt.

Add the flour in two equal parts, mixing in between until mostly combined. Give a final few stirs by hand using a wooden spoon to make sure all the flour is incorporated.

Transfer the dough to a heavy-duty piping bag fitted with a large open tip, like a Wilton 8B. Pipe the dough onto the prepared baking sheets into 2&#8243; circles. Finish in the center, release the pressure, twist, and pull the piping bag away. Decorate the center with some candied cherries, thick jam, or a sprinkle of sugar all around.

Place the tray uncovered in the fridge to chill for 15 minutes while you preheat your oven.

Bake at 350F for about 15-17 minutes or until lighly golden around the edges for soft butter cookies. For crispy butter cookies, bake until golden-brown around the edges.

Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheet before serving or storing.

These butter cookies remind me of the ones my grandma used to make. So soft and buttery and I loved that cherry in the middle as a kid. Thank you for the recipe!

Thank you so much for the delicious recipe! The perfect cookie if you don’t like too sweet or too crunchy! It’s just right! It was very easy to follow and made me feel amazing for my first time making homemade cookies! 

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